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- pronunciation:
- na
lihj
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
familiarity, awareness, or understanding.
I had no real knowledge of this person before I went to hear him speak.- synonyms:
- acquaintance, awareness, comprehension, familiarity, ken
- antonyms:
- ignorance
- similar words:
- cognizance, consciousness, grasp, information, intimacy, sense, understanding
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definition 2: |
a particular or specialized form of understanding or skill.
This course will give you a good knowledge of computers.- synonyms:
- experience, know-how, proficiency, understanding
- antonyms:
- ignorance, illiteracy
- similar words:
- acquaintance, command, expertise, mastery, skill, technique
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definition 3: |
erudition; learning.
Reading books will increase your knowledge.- synonyms:
- education, erudition, intelligence, learning, wisdom
- antonyms:
- ignorance, illiteracy
- similar words:
- ken, lore, understanding
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definition 4: |
awareness or cognizance, as of a particular fact or set of facts.
What knowledge did the president have of these events?She has a good deal of knowledge about the history of that period.- synonyms:
- awareness, cognizance, comprehension, familiarity
- antonyms:
- unawareness
- similar words:
- acknowledgment, acquaintance, consciousness, inkling, ken, realization, recognition, sense, understanding
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related words: |
appreciation, comprehension, experience, literature |
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absence of knowledge |
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delusion, ignorant, in the dark, unfamiliar |
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feeling knowledgeable |
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aware, certain, current, definite, familiar, learned, literate, streetwise, well-read, worldly |
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similar to knowledge |
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ability, comprehension, experience, grasp, know-how, learning, skill |
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some actions associated with knowledge |
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acquire, convey, convince, declare, disclose, enlighten, fathom, gain, illuminate, know, learn, possess, thirst, transfer |
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some broader categories that include knowledge |
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mind |
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some descriptions of knowledge |
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abstract, basic, certain, current, definite, essential, familiar, for certain, fundamental, obscure, trivial, useful, useless |
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some kinds of knowledge |
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academic, common, practical, scientific |
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some people associated with knowledge |
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academic, ace, authority, doctor, expert, judge, master, philosopher, sage, scholar, scientist, specialist, veteran |
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some things conventionally associated with knowledge |
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acquaintance, basics, discipline, domain, education, field, given, study, subject, understanding, wisdom |
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some things that can be known |
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deductions, facts |
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